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The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 52 | 138 | 74 | 104 | 106 | 118 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 97 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 200 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NNW | N | S | SW | SW | W | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | SSE | SW | WSW | WSW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | WNW | WSW | WSW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:06AM 1.22 | 1:17PM 0.74 | 2:05AM 1.27 | 2:20PM 0.78 | 3:02AM 1.28 | 3:21PM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:09PM 0.05 | 7:51AM 0.16 | 7:13PM 0.01 | 8:48AM 0.11 | 8:16PM -0.02 | 9:41AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |

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